No silver. No bronze. Each year, one motorcycle or vehicle per category earns the black-and-gold seal.
MotorcyclesAutomotiveClick any winner for the full write-up, specifications and video.
A Fireblade-derived 1,000cc inline-four with 157 PS, an Öhlins TTX36 shock and Brembo Stylema brakes, at a mid-range naked-bike price.
Full write-up, specs & video →
Yamaha's first production electric road model for India: a 4 kWh fixed battery, 160 km certified range and IP67 protection for motor and battery.
Full write-up, specs & video →
From pit bikes to a full-size 500cc two-stroke.
Full write-up, specs & video →
Full-size performance in a mid-size electric dirt bike: 47 hp in a 102 kg machine.
Full write-up, specs & video →
A rally-bred 450 built for the showroom: a 449cc DOHC single, up to 32 litres of fuel and just 155 kg ready to ride.
Full write-up, specs & video →
An electric performance cruiser that runs 0–60 mph in 3.3 seconds on 84 hp and 194 lb-ft.
Full write-up, specs & video →
A ready-to-race hard enduro two-stroke with throttle-body injection, built with feedback from 2024 Erzbergrodeo winner Manuel Lettenbichler.
Full write-up, specs & video →
The most powerful electric dirt bike in production: 80 hp from a 360 V-nominal motor in a bike of about 118 kg.
Full write-up, specs & video →
A 4.0-litre naturally aspirated flat-six that revs to 9,000 rpm, offered with a six-speed manual at no extra cost.
Full write-up, specs & video →
A 1,200 V four-motor electric hypercar with more than 3,000 PS. It recorded 496.22 km/h at ATP Papenburg and a 6:59.157 Nordschleife lap.
Full write-up, specs & video →
A 405 hp twin-turbo V6 mid-size ute with Fox dampers, 33-inch tyres and front and rear locking differentials. It is on Car and Driver's 2026 10Best list.
Full write-up, specs & video →
A 1,025 hp quad-motor electric ute with a 374-mile EPA range, an 11,000 lb tow rating and 0–60 mph in as little as 2.5 seconds.
Full write-up, specs & video →
A front-mid-engined, naturally aspirated 6.5-litre V12 producing 830 cv and revving to 9,500 rpm.
Full write-up, specs & video →
A 2,107 hp four-motor electric hypercar that set 24 verified performance records in 2025, including 0–400–0 km/h in 25.79 s and a 431.45 km/h top speed.
Full write-up, specs & video →
MotorTrend's 2025 Truck of the Year, powered by the new 3.0-litre Hurricane twin-turbo straight-six.
Full write-up, specs & video →
An all-electric pickup that tows up to 11,000 lb, with up to 325 miles of EPA-estimated range.
Full write-up, specs & video →